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News/International

Pakistani members of the Christian minority shout slogans during a Nov. 9 protest in Karachi, Pakistan, against the killing of a Christian couple accused of blasphemy in November 2014.

Five men sentenced to death in Pakistan over lynching of Christian couple

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LAHORE, Pakistan – Five men in Pakistan's Punjab province were sentenced to death last week for their leading role in the November 2014 murder of a Christian couple. Another eight were given two years in prison for their participation in the lynching.

A plane carrying 77 people, including Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team crashed en route to Medellin for a match against Atlético Nacional

Pope Francis offers prayer, condolences after Colombia plane crash

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VATICAN CITY – After a plane crash in Colombia claimed the lives of 71 people, including the majority of Brazil’s up and coming Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team, Pope Francis has offered his prayer and solidarity for the victims and their families.

Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Nov. 30.

Dialogue, common good can heal nation wracked by fear, Pope tells French politicians

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VATICAN CITY – In a world filled with frustration and fear, seeking the common good is more important than ever, Pope Francis told French politicians.

Demonstrators protest outside City Hall in Los Angeles Nov. 10 following President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the Nov. 8 election.

U.S. advocates of refugees, immigrants seek to calm post-election fears

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As the American people continue to unpack exactly what the election of Donald Trump means for the country, those who work with vulnerable populations such as refugees and immigrants have serious concerns and questions about what the future holds.

The staff of Atlético Nacional, the soccer team Brazil's Chapecoense was set to play on Wednesday, took a moment of silence for the plane crash victims Nov. 29.

Prayers pour in for victims and families of Brazilian soccer team plane crash

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RIONEGRO, Colombia – A wave of solidarity and calls for prayer have inundated social networks and the media following Monday's crash in Colombia of a plane carrying 77 people, including Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team.

Military personnel, believed to be Russian servicemen, outside a Ukrainian military March 2014. Lithuanian archbishop says his country's citizens are uneasy about Russia's military buildup up near its border.

Lithuanian archbishop says citizens tense over Russian military buildup

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WARSAW, Poland – Lithuanian Archbishop Gintaras Grusas said citizens are anxious about military threats from neighbouring Russia but said support from Europe and the United States helped calm those fears.

A family sits inside their hut in Ambovombe, Madagascar, Sept. 22, 2015. Hunger levels are now so severe in drought-ridden southern Madagascar that many people in remote villages have eaten almost nothing but cactus fruit for up to four years, said a Catholic Relief Services official.

Madagascar drought causes extreme hunger, many left to eat cactus fruit

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Hunger levels are so severe in drought-ridden southern Madagascar that many people in remote villages have eaten almost nothing but cactus fruit for up to four years, said a Catholic Relief Services official.

Victims and relatives of children who claim they were sexually abused by the Catholic Church hold placards as they stand outside the venue for Australia's Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Sydney Feb. 29.

Australian church tackles anti-abuse efforts with new independent non-profit

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – In Australia, the Catholic Church has established a new independent non-profit to protect children and vulnerable adults from abuse.

Images of college students who went missing in November 2014 in Guerrero, Mexico. The Archdiocese of Guadalajara is closing its missing person registry out of fear of retaliation by organized crime against family members of those missing.

Mexican archdiocese closes missing persons registry, fears retaliation by organized crime

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GUADALAJARA, MEXICO – The Archbishop of Guadalajara has announced that his diocese is calling off its distribution of a list of missing persons, because of fears of retaliation against family and friends of those who have gone missing in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

An employee of a state-owned candy store looks outside near a painting depicting Cuba's former President Fidel Castro, following the announcement of Castro's death, in Havana, Nov. 27.

For Cuban exiles, painful memories mix with relief at Castro's death

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MIAMI – While many celebrated loudly on the streets, the death of Fidel Castro triggered a more subdued reaction among the Cuban exiles who attended the noon Mass Nov. 26 at the National Shrine of Our Lady Charity.

Pope Francis, seen her speaking a few days earlier at a social science workshop, says it is up to scientists to create a cultural model to solve global problems, such as climate change, Nov. 28.

Scientists play a key role in solving climate change and its social consequences, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis told a group of scientists Monday that their role in finding creative solutions to the world’s problems is more urgent than ever, and praised increasing collaboration between scientific and religious communities.

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